Narrative:
The Il-12 operated on a flight from Moscow to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk with en route stops at a.o. Irkutsk and Chita.
Shortly after takeoff from Irkutsk at night, the pilot mistook the lights on the masts of the inner marker for an aircraft approaching head-on. He banked sharply to the right at low altitude (100-120 metres) to avoid a collision but the aircraft stalled and crashed 2.5 km behind the runway threshold and 500 metres to the right of the runway's extended centreline.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 14 October 1953 |
| Time: | 00:40 |
| Type: | Ilyushin Il-12P |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-L1727 |
| MSN: | 93013217 |
| First flight: | 1949 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3429 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 22 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 28 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 2,5 km (1.6 mls) from Irkutsk Airport (IKT) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Irkutsk Airport (IKT/UIII), Russia |
| Chita Airport (HTA/UIAA), Russia | |
| Flightnumber: | 9 |
The Il-12 operated on a flight from Moscow to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk with en route stops at a.o. Irkutsk and Chita.
Shortly after takeoff from Irkutsk at night, the pilot mistook the lights on the masts of the inner marker for an aircraft approaching head-on. He banked sharply to the right at low altitude (100-120 metres) to avoid a collision but the aircraft stalled and crashed 2.5 km behind the runway threshold and 500 metres to the right of the runway's extended centreline.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Irkutsk Airport to Chita Airport as the crow flies is 604 km (378 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Irkutsk Airport to Chita Airport as the crow flies is 604 km (378 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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